What was key to Max’s 2023? Abu Dhabi GP Review ft de la Rosa, Hill, Horner, Norris, Stroll + Albon

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🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

He’s driven some incredible races and broken records in an amazing car this year, but ask Max Verstappen what he’ll remember most about 2023 and he says something different. The triple World Champion made more history in Abu Dhabi. He and Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner reflect on a dominant weekend and their stunning season.

Tom Clarkson has 1996 champ Damon Hill and Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa alongside him in the Yas Marina Paddock to review a race where crucial championship positions were decided for teams and drivers. After securing P2 in the Constructor’s Championship, Toto Wolff explains how Mercedes are remembering history as they plan to improve in 2024.

Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll looks forward to a safer winter than he had last year. Lando Norris tells us what McLaren need to change about their car for 2024. Williams’ Alex Albon opens up on why 2023 was so important for him personally, and the team’s new Chief Technical Officer Pat Fry assesses if Williams have what they need to take another step forward. Plus, we say farewell to Franz Tost at AlphaTauri, and congratulations to the winner of our F1 Fantasy league

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0:00.0	It's one of the most incredible chapters in our sport's history.
0:04.0	Braun, the impossible Formula 1 story, is streaming exclusively on Disney Plus from the 15th of November.
0:11.0	The series stars Keanu Reeves as host and executive producer in addition to Formula 1 legends,
0:17.0	Ross Braun, Jensen Button, Nick Fry, Rubens Barrakello and Christian Horner.
0:22.0	It's an unscripted documentary series telling the remarkable story of how Ross Braun made the impossible happen.
0:30.0	His understaffed, underfinanced and independent team, Braun Grompry, won the Formula 1 World Championship,
0:37.0	taking on the biggest titans of the industry, all after purchasing the team for just £1.
0:43.0	The series goes behind the scenes of this Formula 1 fairytale with the people who were there on the track,
0:49.0	in the garage and in the boardroom giving their own accounts of this miraculous year.
0:54.0	With access to the Formula 1 archives much of it previously unseen,
0:58.0	this series brings you along for the ride to victory, led by British Formula 1 driver Jensen Button and Ross Braun.
1:05.0	I remember that season so well, how the team turned up at pre-season testing and set a stunning lap time.
1:12.0	Their incredible start to the year and the tense race in Brazil where Jensen won the title.
1:17.0	This documentary tells the story so brilliantly, it's definitely worth a watch, especially if you're a newer Formula 1 fan.
1:25.0	Braun, the impossible Formula 1 story, an original series streaming November the 15th exclusively on Disney+.
1:35.0	The 2023 Formula 1 season is over and there was lots to be settled at the final flag.
1:43.0	And they battle all the way to the line, what a bizarre finish as they drive into the smoke from the fireworks in the Battle of a P2, Mercedes held on.
1:53.0	At the front, our triple world champion signed off with a dominant victory.
1:59.0	Max Astaban wins 19 Grand Prix in a single season.
2:04.0	Oh, it should be complete. What a year.
2:08.0	Yeah, I'll be right back guys.
2:12.0	Welcome everyone to F1 Nation for the last time this year,
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